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1940 California U.S. House District 5 Election
California · 2 candidates
Welch +91.6 pts · won by 113,890 votes
Richard WelchRepublicanWINNER95.78%
119,122 votes
Walter R Lambertcommunist4.21%
5,232 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).